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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA                           
459 AM EDT SUN MAY 1 2005

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...THE MACON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1899 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         71    922 AM  93    1987  80     -9       81       
  MINIMUM         58    933 PM  40    1992  53      5       64       
                                      1965                          
  AVERAGE         65                        66     -1               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.56                      0.09   1.47     0.25    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.94                      3.14   0.80     1.70    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.28                      8.04   3.24     2.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.90                     17.59   1.31    12.37    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  100                       122    -22       88       
  SINCE MAR 1    394                       401     -7      245       
  SINCE JUL 1   1926                      2351   -425     2182       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        69    -48       74       
  SINCE MAR 1     29                        90    -61      106       
  SINCE JAN 1     33                        94    -61      106       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE MACON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        94      1906                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        41      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   647 AM EDT   SUNSET   816 PM EDT   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   646 AM EDT   SUNSET   817 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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